The role of NHL enforcer took another hit today as Toronto demoted heavyweight fighter Colton Orr to the AHL. In the last six seasons he recorded 99 fighting majors and added his 100th this year. 15 years ago any team would have loved to have him skating on their fourth line and protecting their stars. But pure goonery is becoming a thing of the past and unfortunately for Orr he brings very little to the table. Welcome back Colton. Not sure how often you will tussle anymore but players beware.
Here is a small sample of his rivalry with Matt Carkner. He might be more remembered for just about ending the career of one Todd Fedoruk of the Philadelphia Flyers. But we won't go there.
In his place returns Darryl Boyce, a hard-nosed, scrapper, mucker and grinder who does just about anything to win. I will forever remember Boyce for not exactly what he brought to the ice but what he lost on it in one of the weirdest hockey injuries I will probably ever see.
It is hard to see, but Boyce actually checks himself face first into the open camera hole. What happened? He severed off part of his nose. Seriously. And like a hockey player he skates, or at least attempts to (he looked a little off course at the end of the video) back to the bench and then snaps a picture for twitter before getting repairs.
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